Question

What is generally true about the compressibility of solids?
A. It is higher than the compressibility of gases and liquids.
B. It is lower than the compressibility of plasmas and gases.
C. It is higher than the compressibility of plasmas, but not of other phases.
D. It is lower than the compressibility of liquids, but not of other phases.

Answer 1

Answer: Option (b) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Compressibility means the ability to reduce or compress in size.

In solids, molecules are held together by strong force of attraction. Therefore, it requires very high force or energy to break the bond between the molecules of a solid.

As a result, compressibility of solids is low.

Whereas a hot ionized gas which contains same number of both positive or negatively charged electrons is known as plasma. Being a gas, molecules of plasma are not held by strong force of attractions.

Hence, plasma is compressible as compared to solids.

Thus, we can conclude that out of the given options, the statement compressibility of solids is lower than the compressibility of plasmas and gases is true.

Answer 2

The statement that is generally true about the compressibility of solids is: B. It is lower than the compressibility of plasmas and gases.

In Chemistry, matter refers to anything that has mass and can occupy space. Thus, any physical object (substance) you find on planet Earth is typically made up of matter.  

Basically, matter are made up of atoms and due to this fact, it commonly exists in three (3) distinct states and these include;

• Liquid.

• Gas.

• Solid.

Solid is a distinct state of matter in which a physical substance has both a definite shape and constant (fixed) volume but it is non-compressible. Some common examples of solid include;

• Cars.

• Pencils.

• Televisions.

• Computers.

Compressibility can be defined as a measure of the ability of a given matter to be reduced in volume or size when placed under pressure.

Generally, solids are non-compressible because they have definite shape and constant (fixed) volume unlike plasmas and gases.

Hence, we can safely conclude that the compressibility of solid is lower than the compressibility of both plasmas and gases.

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